Morning Edition: 08th September 2023

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00:00:02 - And a very special good morning Trinidad and Tobago

00:00:15 and the rest of the world.

00:00:16 I'm Marlon Hopkinson and welcome to The Morning Edition.

00:00:19 It's Friday, 8th, September, 2023.

00:00:22 We do appreciate you joining us this morning.

00:00:25 I hope that you had a good night, a safe night,

00:00:28 and you're here with us this morning.

00:00:30 Put on the tea, put on the coffee, get something to eat

00:00:32 because we do have a very special program for you.

00:00:35 I know every morning I tell you

00:00:37 we have a special program for you,

00:00:39 but it is true, not so, yeah?

00:00:41 So today we are going to be focusing on Tobago again.

00:00:44 You know, Tobago has been having a lot of problems

00:00:48 as it relates to, how do I say,

00:00:51 the transport of goods to Tobago, yeah?

00:00:54 So we are going to be discussing that.

00:00:55 So to Tobago, tune in this morning, yeah?

00:00:58 If you're never tuned in before, tune in this morning

00:01:00 because you will want to hear what has been happening

00:01:03 concerning that matter, all right?

00:01:04 So it's time to take a look at the Express newspaper.

00:01:07 What's on the front page today, yeah?

00:01:10 Sad news, inconsolable.

00:01:12 A friend lifts a companion of Emmanuel Parks

00:01:15 at the scene of his murder yesterday

00:01:17 on the Eastern Main Road in Laventille

00:01:19 near Simpsons Memorial Limited.

00:01:22 Murder pain toll rises to 403 as six more killed.

00:01:27 World Junior's gold from Nikolai Blackmon.

00:01:31 Cabo Star out of service.

00:01:34 Venezuelan boat to the rescue, all right?

00:01:36 So let's take in some sports now.

00:01:38 Champ Nikolai swimming community

00:01:41 hails a World Junior's gold from Blackmon.

00:01:45 Top TTO Junior swimmer Nikolai Blackmon

00:01:48 became the most accomplished national at this level

00:01:52 when he sprinted to gold yesterday

00:01:54 in the men's 50-meter freestyle

00:01:56 at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships

00:01:59 in Netanya, Israel.

00:02:02 Proud winner Trinidad and Tobago swimmer Nikolai Blackmon

00:02:05 with his gold medal following his win

00:02:08 in the 50-meter freestyle

00:02:09 at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championship,

00:02:12 as we said, in Israel.

00:02:14 Congratulations to Nikolai, yeah?

00:02:16 It's always good to see the young people

00:02:18 doing very, very well, yeah?

00:02:20 So it's time to remind you about Trinbago, your nice feature.

00:02:23 To participate, as always, WhatsApp your videos,

00:02:25 images to 737-3778.

00:02:29 Here's this image of the temple on the sea.

00:02:32 Yeah?

00:02:35 Oh, and I'm understanding what is happening,

00:02:38 and that's Saint Benedict in the background there.

00:02:43 That's an original picture.

00:02:46 When I mean original, I've never seen that before.

00:02:49 Yeah?

00:02:50 A beautiful picture there.

00:02:54 I'll have to take a trip down to the Temple of the Sea

00:02:57 and see that in real, yeah?

00:02:59 So we do have, as I told you,

00:03:01 a very interesting program for you this morning.

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00:06:14 - And welcome back everyone.

00:06:15 You know, as I look through the newspaper this morning,

00:06:18 it's crime, crime and more crime.

00:06:21 You remember some years ago,

00:06:23 I remember a businessman in Trinidad and Tobago

00:06:26 talking about, oh, members of the media

00:06:29 are putting too much crime on the front pages,

00:06:31 but I want to ask him and other people,

00:06:34 if you don't put crime on the front pages,

00:06:38 does that mean that the crime did not occur?

00:06:40 Yeah?

00:06:41 So think about that.

00:06:43 But more importantly, it is a situation

00:06:46 that we are going to have to deal with.

00:06:49 Yeah, and I don't think that it is true to say

00:06:52 that those in authority have not been trying

00:06:55 to deal with the situation.

00:06:57 But I think that, as I always say,

00:07:00 I think that time has run out.

00:07:03 Time has run out.

00:07:04 Look at what has happened or what happened yesterday.

00:07:07 You're talking about in broad daylight.

00:07:10 I mean, you can say what you want to say

00:07:13 about the victim of the incident, all right,

00:07:16 because I understand that he's known to the police and so on.

00:07:19 But you're talking about an incident

00:07:21 happening in broad daylight.

00:07:23 What about members of the public

00:07:25 who were doing their business at that time of the morning?

00:07:30 Yeah, so there is a serious situation of safety

00:07:35 and security in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:07:39 So from what I'm seeing in the newspaper this morning,

00:07:42 you have six more killings

00:07:45 and they have pushed the murder rate to over 400.

00:07:49 Remember last year, we had over 600 murders.

00:07:54 So now we do have a situation

00:07:57 where we have gone over 400 murders.

00:07:59 And I don't know, this has to be of concern,

00:08:03 I think, to everyone.

00:08:06 It has to be of concern.

00:08:09 But again, how long have we been speaking

00:08:13 about this situation?

00:08:14 And how long have we spent billions and billions of dollars?

00:08:19 And how long we have not gotten the desired results?

00:08:24 So it has to now encompass out of the box thinking

00:08:30 to deal with crime in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:08:35 And how do you deal with crime?

00:08:36 What I know about nationals in this country

00:08:41 is that as long as they feel there are repercussions,

00:08:46 then they will behave.

00:08:48 If you continue to treat people with a slap on the wrist,

00:08:53 what do you think is going to happen?

00:08:55 So, I mean, we are going to keep on talking, talking,

00:08:59 talking, talking about this situation.

00:09:01 But to me, one murder is too much.

00:09:04 One home invasion is too much.

00:09:06 One robbery is too much.

00:09:08 And I think that if people in authority

00:09:12 think about it in this way,

00:09:13 I mean, it's all good to talk about it

00:09:16 and to give assurances.

00:09:17 But if you do think about crime in that way,

00:09:20 well, I don't know that anyone in authority

00:09:23 would be able to sleep at night, you know?

00:09:25 Yeah, and they are going to have to put things in place

00:09:28 to deal with this situation, yeah?

00:09:31 Let's see what we do have in the newspaper.

00:09:34 Again, "Lynch was fair," says Attorney Alfonso,

00:09:38 Chairman of the Paracommission of Inquiry.

00:09:40 Jerome Lynch, Casey, was fair

00:09:43 and claims of bias against the commission

00:09:46 at the 13th hour are unfortunate

00:09:49 and serve only to negate all the work that has been done,

00:09:53 says Attorney Nyree Alfonso.

00:09:57 Yeah, so there's this great debate

00:09:59 concerning this commission of inquiry

00:10:01 where we have already spent millions of dollars on.

00:10:06 All right?

00:10:07 So as I told you at the beginning of the program today

00:10:12 during the introduction,

00:10:14 there are problems on the sea bridge

00:10:17 between Trinidad and Tobago.

00:10:20 Of course, businesses have been affected

00:10:23 over the past few days.

00:10:25 And this all stems from a fire

00:10:27 which broke out on the Cabo Star on August 23rd.

00:10:31 Well, yesterday, the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago

00:10:35 faced the media telling them that help is underway.

00:10:40 A vessel known as, I had the name of the vessel here,

00:10:45 the Emprendedora.

00:10:48 That's a vessel that is coming from Venezuela

00:10:52 to aid business people to assist in trade

00:10:57 between Trinidad and Tobago.

00:10:59 Well, online at this time,

00:11:00 we do have businesswoman Diane Haddad.

00:11:02 Ms. Haddad, good morning.

00:11:04 - Good morning to you, Marlon, and your viewers.

00:11:07 - Yeah.

00:11:07 Well, Ms. Haddad, as I said earlier,

00:11:10 this fire broke out on the Cabo Star on August 23rd,

00:11:14 according to a report here.

00:11:16 Since then, business people have been

00:11:19 very much affected in Tobago.

00:11:21 If you can, Ms. Haddad,

00:11:23 and I want you to be as vivid as possible this morning,

00:11:28 if you can tell us about the hardships

00:11:30 Tobogonians have been going through

00:11:32 because of this situation.

00:11:33 - Well, may I say, Marlon,

00:11:36 it's not just hardships for Tobogonians

00:11:38 because when the ferry had the fire,

00:11:42 we would have had trucks on the ferry,

00:11:44 both belonging to Trinidadians and Tobogonians

00:11:48 heading back to Trinidad for the Trinidadians

00:11:51 and our Tobogonians would have been having our vehicles

00:11:55 on the vessel going to collect supplies to come back up.

00:11:59 So there are trucks in Tobago, trucks and trailers,

00:12:02 et cetera, that are stuck now on the return on the island

00:12:07 that cannot go back to Trinidad

00:12:09 that belong to persons who are obviously

00:12:11 getting no income from them.

00:12:14 Similarly, our trucks that went down and had to return,

00:12:17 like myself who had three trucks on that ferry,

00:12:21 you are not able to get any goods coming up

00:12:24 because the 10 ton trucks are not able to go

00:12:28 on the fast ferries.

00:12:29 And not many people do have smaller vehicles

00:12:33 to be able to put on the fast ferries to bring supplies up.

00:12:38 Similarly, on top of that,

00:12:40 the trucks to bring up supplies that are smaller,

00:12:45 it really doesn't do anything good to your stock.

00:12:50 So, and then we are all fighting for space

00:12:53 because there's no proper communication

00:12:55 in terms of how those ferries are working.

00:12:58 So it's really wait and see, suffer by the port,

00:13:02 and then you will know whether a boat

00:13:04 is going to take your truck or not,

00:13:07 even if you got on, even if you're one of the lucky ones

00:13:10 that got to come down to Trinidad to get supply.

00:13:13 - But Ms. Haddad, from what I'm seeing here,

00:13:14 it seems to be a very dire situation.

00:13:16 I'm seeing a video here that we have been showing

00:13:19 of empty shelves at groceries.

00:13:22 - Well, I myself would have supplied pictures

00:13:28 of my warehouse, one of them,

00:13:30 which is very empty at this stage.

00:13:32 You see, I'll tell you what happened there, Marlon.

00:13:37 This thing continues for years.

00:13:39 Since I remember myself, that's all we know.

00:13:42 And the sea bridge,

00:13:47 in terms of supply in June,

00:13:50 we would have had to stockpile, right?

00:13:54 Ahead of the boat going into dry dock

00:13:59 for service for two weeks.

00:14:01 And this boat was service for two weeks in June.

00:14:06 It went from the 5th, I think, to the 16th of June.

00:14:09 And we would have had to stockpile.

00:14:12 To do that, we had to put out resources financially

00:14:15 and whatever to get staff to work extra

00:14:17 to bring up goods and keep it.

00:14:20 During that period, we had problems

00:14:22 with the staff on the port,

00:14:24 locked the boat early,

00:14:26 and locked off trucks before time for us to get supplies.

00:14:31 So this entire port behavior

00:14:33 is not a working environment

00:14:38 in the best interest of Tobago Indians and the island.

00:14:43 So we had problems then.

00:14:45 So we stockpiled.

00:14:47 Then, of course, the boat, surprisingly,

00:14:50 did come back out in time.

00:14:53 Normally, it doesn't.

00:14:54 Normally, they tell you a week, two weeks,

00:14:56 and they take three and a month, and it's a story.

00:14:59 Surprisingly, they came back out on time.

00:15:01 So for the boat to have a fire two months later,

00:15:06 just about June, July, August, yes,

00:15:08 it begs to ask a lot of questions

00:15:13 because the boat has just come out of servicing.

00:15:15 - Do you think that the Port Authority

00:15:17 of Trinidad and Tobago acted fast enough

00:15:20 to deal with this situation?

00:15:21 Of course, we know that the fire occurred on the 23rd.

00:15:25 Yesterday, the Port Authority faced members of the media.

00:15:29 So it has been a few days now

00:15:33 that business people have been affected.

00:15:34 - It's not a few days.

00:15:35 It's exactly two weeks.

00:15:37 Marlon, it's two weeks and two days.

00:15:40 As of yesterday, that's what it meant.

00:15:43 And it's very difficult to last very long

00:15:48 without that ferry moving.

00:15:51 Now, I want to take us back.

00:15:53 There are many people who surprised me

00:15:56 because we have not heard anything

00:15:57 from all the representatives in this country.

00:16:01 So you have not heard anything

00:16:02 from the leader of the country.

00:16:04 You have not heard anything

00:16:05 from the minister directly responsible for this department.

00:16:09 You have not heard anything from the two

00:16:10 Tobago representatives that reside in the cabinet

00:16:14 and in the parliament.

00:16:15 You have not heard anything from the THA's leader.

00:16:18 You have not heard anything from the representative

00:16:21 in Tobago that deals with that department.

00:16:25 You have not heard anything

00:16:26 from any of the THA representatives.

00:16:28 You have not heard anything substantial

00:16:31 from the lobby groups that pay fees to be a member there.

00:16:35 So it is amazing that everybody has decided

00:16:39 to sit and drink the juice because they are all dying.

00:16:43 - What about the announcement by the port authority

00:16:49 that the Venezuelan vessel, the MV Emprendedora

00:16:54 is expected to arrive in Trinidad and Tobago

00:16:58 over the weekend?

00:16:59 - All right, so let me just tell you

00:17:01 when I heard that media conference.

00:17:05 There are many things that we must pick up

00:17:06 in the language being spoken to us.

00:17:08 That boat is a land and craft.

00:17:14 They were clear to describe it as a land and craft, right?

00:17:17 A land and craft, you go to do the research,

00:17:21 indicates that it has a flat base

00:17:23 and that it's used to pull material and whatever.

00:17:29 Let us also say that the picture

00:17:32 of the boat that's floating around,

00:17:35 indicates that it doesn't have very high sides.

00:17:38 So the exposure to persons' vehicles,

00:17:42 if they're allowed to go on that boat,

00:17:44 within a month, you're gonna be looking for your truck

00:17:49 because the sea blast is going to lick it up, right?

00:17:53 Let us go now with the other language used,

00:17:58 that it will take 10 hours to get across to Tobago.

00:18:05 So for 10 hours for it to get across to Tobago,

00:18:09 means that we are only going to be able

00:18:10 to get that boat every other day

00:18:13 'cause there are only 24 hours in the day.

00:18:15 So it has to take 10 hours to go,

00:18:16 it has to upload, it has to go back around 10 hours.

00:18:20 You have to work, I guess, of course,

00:18:22 within the timelines of the staff of the port,

00:18:25 otherwise they will engage over time

00:18:27 and that usually is also a criteria

00:18:29 that they take and give us as an excuse.

00:18:32 The other thing that you need to listen to

00:18:35 is the fact that it says,

00:18:37 it takes 1/10 of the Cabo Star's capacity.

00:18:41 They also indicated that a Cabo Star

00:18:43 could take 300 vehicles.

00:18:45 So 1/10 of that speaks to the fact

00:18:47 that it's probably only going to be able to take

00:18:49 somewhere between 25 to 30 trucks

00:18:52 or a combination of trucks and containers.

00:18:55 So of course, it cannot take any passengers, that's clear.

00:19:01 So the drivers for the trucks are gonna have to go back

00:19:04 to catching the boat, then running to catch either

00:19:08 the fast ferry to go on to sail up

00:19:11 to catch the boat coming off into Bago

00:19:13 or they're gonna have to go to the airport

00:19:15 and catch the delayed flights

00:19:18 that we are now experiencing

00:19:19 at Caribbean Airlines and the airport.

00:19:22 - So I suspect what you're suggesting, Ms. Haddad,

00:19:26 is maybe the introduction of another vessel

00:19:29 on the sea bridge.

00:19:31 - Well, if I take you back, Marlon,

00:19:33 and you may not have been as involved then,

00:19:37 but I'm certain you are up to date

00:19:39 with what goes on in the news, that's your business.

00:19:41 - Yes.

00:19:42 - When we would have had the fiasco of the ferry previously,

00:19:48 and I was deemed and then named the boat lady,

00:19:51 in those meetings with the Minister of Transport,

00:19:55 after the two fast ferries were ordered

00:19:58 and were coming in, we were promised

00:20:00 that a purpose-built cargo vessel

00:20:03 will be bought in order to carry on a double move

00:20:08 where we will have two vessels going up and down

00:20:12 so we would not encounter this problem again.

00:20:15 To date, we have not even heard of the thought

00:20:19 of a purpose-built cargo vessel.

00:20:22 So all of these things were addressed

00:20:24 at Mount Irvine Hotel years ago

00:20:26 when we had the crisis and fiasco

00:20:30 of the very good-working, super-fast Galicia,

00:20:35 a very good-working manager of the Port Leon Grant,

00:20:39 and we came and destroyed all of it.

00:20:42 And I believe there are still court cases

00:20:44 running around, accusations made against persons.

00:20:48 And to date, we are still suffering.

00:20:51 And we had a boat, a vessel that was working beautifully,

00:20:55 that at the time, the owner was prepared

00:20:58 to put on 300 seats, if my memory serves right,

00:21:01 to then accommodate passengers

00:21:03 'cause the ferry worked so well.

00:21:05 We got night rest with the working of that boat.

00:21:08 We are back to no night rest with this.

00:21:10 Should we all go like animals down there

00:21:13 to fight to get on any vessel right now?

00:21:16 - So then, Miss Haddad, the question is,

00:21:19 what do you do in the meantime?

00:21:21 Is it a wait-and-see approach?

00:21:24 - What do we do?

00:21:25 I would want to suggest that we take our keys

00:21:28 and give them to the banks

00:21:29 and let them come and run the businesses

00:21:31 because you are getting pressure all sides.

00:21:34 We have just come out of a pandemic for two years.

00:21:37 People's businesses were shut down.

00:21:39 Tobago has already been suffering

00:21:41 from a lack of tourism and economic activity.

00:21:44 We continuously create more debt

00:21:46 and get ourselves going into more debt over and over

00:21:51 with some level of thing of hope and prayer.

00:21:54 And we are going nowhere

00:21:56 with what is deemed leadership in this country.

00:21:59 - Yesterday, it was also announced

00:22:02 that in relation to the Cabo Star,

00:22:06 that repairs should be completed by December.

00:22:12 Is this satisfactory?

00:22:14 - Repairs for what is completed?

00:22:16 - The Cabo Star, on the Cabo Star.

00:22:18 And I suspect it should be back in operation in December.

00:22:21 - No, that was not said.

00:22:23 I think there's a mistake.

00:22:24 What they said, they did not commit.

00:22:27 They indicated, if I listen correctly to Mr. Alexander,

00:22:31 what he said was that the engine was already fixed.

00:22:36 That's the claim.

00:22:42 The engine was already fixed.

00:22:44 However, they are waiting the cables for the generator,

00:22:49 the electrical aspect of the vessel.

00:22:54 And therefore, when the cables arrive,

00:22:58 they will get it fixed.

00:22:59 They have everything lined up.

00:23:01 However, what they are not sure about and can't commit to

00:23:06 is the certification 'cause they must get, of course,

00:23:11 I want to imagine it's Lloyd's certification insurance

00:23:15 to ensure that the boat is seaworthy.

00:23:19 And that to me is where the non-commitment is

00:23:24 because it means that we are not getting the full story.

00:23:27 You are getting part of the story.

00:23:30 And this is what has been happening for the last two weeks

00:23:33 where persons like myself kept very quiet,

00:23:36 sat and waited for a couple of days,

00:23:38 okay, a fire on the boat,

00:23:39 and then was told that it wasn't so bad,

00:23:42 it was less than they thought.

00:23:43 Yet two weeks have passed and we can't get a cable.

00:23:47 Two weeks have passed and we are still in question mark zone

00:23:52 where you don't know what is going on properly

00:23:55 to make proper plans.

00:23:57 So based on what they're saying,

00:24:00 the very persons who made the announcement said

00:24:03 the capacity of the ferry is one 10th of the Cabo Star.

00:24:08 Yet they're saying they're bringing relief.

00:24:10 And the key that most people would not have picked up,

00:24:13 why are they giving preference to hardwares for that vessel?

00:24:18 Because they didn't carry anything

00:24:21 for the hardwares for two weeks?

00:24:23 Or is it that the vessel is not made to carry the trucks

00:24:28 as we deem it for foodstuff and so,

00:24:32 because of all the risk I just spoke about,

00:24:34 the exposure, the risk of that flat base boat,

00:24:37 which is 3.something meters going across our Bocas,

00:24:41 and the risk involved.

00:24:43 Is it that?

00:24:44 What it is are they really telling us?

00:24:46 - Well, Alexander said the vessel, a landing craft,

00:24:48 as you said earlier, is about one 10th the capacity

00:24:51 of the Cabo Star and will focus initially

00:24:53 on transporting construction material between the islands.

00:24:57 In the meantime, we continue the movement

00:24:59 of the perishables, food and pharmaceuticals

00:25:02 on the fast ferries, the MV Galleons Passage,

00:25:06 the Buco Reef and the APT James.

00:25:10 And that's quoting Mr. Alexander from yesterday.

00:25:13 That has not been quite the case.

00:25:15 What has been happening is we actually don't know

00:25:19 which vessel you can get a truck on properly

00:25:22 and what time it's sailing.

00:25:23 For instance, they spoke about room on the vessel

00:25:26 on Wednesday.

00:25:28 Wednesday, we don't normally have the vessels,

00:25:31 APT James or Buco Reef.

00:25:33 It's only the Galleons Passage.

00:25:34 It comes off in order for the servicing.

00:25:39 Wednesday, they put on the vessel, but nobody knew.

00:25:42 So only the people who were down by the port standing up,

00:25:45 I guess, being treated like animals and cattle wait,

00:25:49 they would have been able to get on.

00:25:50 So if people don't know that the vessel is sailing,

00:25:53 now they want to boast that the vessel came with space

00:25:56 so they don't have a problem.

00:25:57 Serious?

00:25:58 It is so far from the truth that we don't have a problem.

00:26:02 And I wish that our adults,

00:26:06 and this is why our country is not moving forward

00:26:08 because our problem is we have an issue with the truth.

00:26:12 And you cannot fix problems

00:26:14 if you are not prepared to speak the truth.

00:26:16 You can't get to the core.

00:26:18 - Yeah.

00:26:19 And Ms. Haddad, as you know,

00:26:21 this is a problem that I suspect business people

00:26:23 have been dealing with for a number of years now.

00:26:27 And it would seem that up to this time,

00:26:30 we just can't get it right, eh?

00:26:33 - I don't know that we can't get it right.

00:26:35 I am now of the firm belief that it serves the purpose

00:26:40 that it is intended for,

00:26:43 which is to carry on what we continue to call corruption

00:26:47 in this country,

00:26:48 because there are reports, Marlon,

00:26:50 of people now back to the days of taking bribe on the port

00:26:54 to get vehicles on.

00:26:55 It's sad.

00:26:56 It's sounding very terrible from what I'm hearing.

00:26:58 Why are we so impressed with bridge mans

00:27:04 who have not been able to stand up to the game

00:27:09 right through bridge mans

00:27:11 was supposed to be a temporary relief

00:27:13 when they had the fiasco.

00:27:16 However, six years later,

00:27:17 we still treat it with the same vessel that is not really,

00:27:21 you know, it's an old boat.

00:27:23 And I'm not saying old things are not valuable.

00:27:26 I'm saying we have not been able

00:27:29 to put a proper system in place.

00:27:31 Why do we sit and continue to do that?

00:27:34 That for me is the question

00:27:35 the people of Trinidad and Tobago have to ask.

00:27:37 Who does it serve to leave things unended like this

00:27:41 without a proper fix?

00:27:43 - Yeah.

00:27:44 Ms. Haddad, anything else you'd like to share with us

00:27:46 before you leave us this morning?

00:27:48 - I would really like to say, Marlon,

00:27:52 that, you know, I'm really here this morning

00:27:53 representing myself and my staff who are suffering down there

00:27:58 but I would really call on all the parties involved

00:28:03 to get this thing fixed once and for all.

00:28:06 The selfishness needs to turn to selflessness.

00:28:10 Otherwise, they need to remove themselves from leadership.

00:28:13 That's what I would really like to see.

00:28:15 Thank you very much.

00:28:16 - Yeah, Ms. Haddad, it's always a pleasure

00:28:18 speaking with you.

00:28:19 Thank you very much for your frank perspective as always

00:28:23 and hope to speak with you sometime

00:28:26 very, very soon in the future.

00:28:28 Until then, take care.

00:28:29 Bye for now.

00:28:30 - Thank you. Have a great day. Bye.

00:28:31 - All right. Bye-bye.

00:28:32 So let's head to a break now.

00:28:33 We do have this image for you.

00:28:35 Ah, no image. All right. Okay.

00:28:39 Well, we're going to our break.

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00:32:20 - And welcome back everyone.

00:32:25 So it's a long time that we haven't spoken.

00:32:27 So you can call us on 623-1711.

00:32:30 The extension is 1995.

00:32:33 Again, the numbers are 623-1711.

00:32:36 The extension is 1995.

00:32:37 Tobago, we would love to hear from you this morning.

00:32:40 Of course, we know about the problems on the sea bridge

00:32:42 and we would love to know how it has been impacting you.

00:32:45 We would love to hear about the hardships

00:32:47 that you have been experiencing because of this situation.

00:32:51 So again, you're calling us on 623-1711.

00:32:54 The extension is 1995.

00:32:58 Of course, the Port Authority yesterday said

00:33:00 that this new vessel that is to come from Venezuela,

00:33:05 it is expected to arrive on the weekend

00:33:10 and then business persons should be able

00:33:13 to get service from this vessel.

00:33:14 So again, you're calling us on 623-1711.

00:33:17 The extension is 1995.

00:33:18 We do have our first call.

00:33:19 Good morning.

00:33:20 Caller, you're there?

00:33:23 - Morning.

00:33:26 - Yes, sir.

00:33:27 - Good morning, Mariana.

00:33:28 First of all, I want to say,

00:33:30 I want to compliment you on a job well done.

00:33:33 And represent the people of Trinidad and Tobago

00:33:36 and provide information and knowledge for us to live

00:33:40 a kind of comfortable life.

00:33:43 So I just wanted to compliment you on that.

00:33:46 But Mariana, I want TV6 and you to help me get some help

00:33:51 from someone in Wassa.

00:33:57 - Wassa.

00:33:58 - In Karanaj area, right?

00:34:00 I listened to your father interview with Mr. Gonzal

00:34:04 on Wednesday and Mr. Gonzal come on the TV

00:34:08 and he talking.

00:34:09 A lot of things that will help develop the country

00:34:13 because the country is developing

00:34:15 and you need the diverse water and all those kind of things

00:34:18 across the country, right?

00:34:19 But Karanaj have been suffering for water quite a while.

00:34:23 That would have been in March coming down to now, right?

00:34:28 So I want TV6 to help me.

00:34:33 Let Wassa know because I've called-

00:34:35 - Is there any, is there a specific place in Karanaj

00:34:39 that is most affected?

00:34:40 - Right, so all the hills in Karanaj has been affected.

00:34:45 The water pressure is very low, not reaching,

00:34:47 even on the flats, some people are getting water, right?

00:34:50 Last time water come up, it come up to here

00:34:53 and all kind of things.

00:34:54 So I don't understand why this problem with Wassa.

00:34:56 The call centers, they saying they will get the information

00:34:59 out, nothing not happening.

00:35:00 They calling the road arm engineer.

00:35:02 He don't know what is happening.

00:35:04 I went, I stick time out and I went into the queue place

00:35:07 in Wassa, the woman talk to me, she speak to me

00:35:10 information, but more than two weeks after,

00:35:14 still nothing didn't happen, right?

00:35:19 I went to public, well I called public utilities

00:35:21 about almost a month after the lady called me,

00:35:25 which was last week, did she say anything happen yet?

00:35:27 I said, mom, just tell you on the shoot,

00:35:29 nothing ain't happen.

00:35:30 And what happened now, about a week after I really get

00:35:35 one supplier water, I reach up, but it didn't reach

00:35:38 to the full capacity, right?

00:35:41 And I can understand how Mr. Marvin Gonzalez

00:35:43 taking information from wherever I bought it again

00:35:46 and making it look like Wassa and them do not good job

00:35:49 as I say now on that--

00:35:50 - Do you have water today?

00:35:52 - No.

00:35:52 - You don't have water.

00:35:54 When do you expect to get water again?

00:35:56 - Right, so what I'll go and say is that we have a schedule

00:35:59 for three days in a week, Sunday, Tuesday, Tuesday.

00:36:04 What I want them to know, if we could get at least one day,

00:36:07 - Yes.

00:36:08 - A week, it will be good.

00:36:09 Even one day, twice a week, will be good.

00:36:11 We are getting anything at all.

00:36:14 - All right, thank you very much, Karunaj.

00:36:16 Of course, the caller was speaking about problems

00:36:19 concerning water in Karunaj, especially on the hills.

00:36:22 I know that people from Wassa, officials from Wassa

00:36:26 usually view the program every morning, so hopefully, sir,

00:36:30 they have heard your concerns and there is going to be

00:36:33 some assistance rendered to you shortly.

00:36:36 That's our hope.

00:36:37 All right, so you're calling us on 623-1711.

00:36:39 The extension is 1995, so you can please call us now.

00:36:43 Our lines are free.

00:36:46 Yeah, TNT on trend for highest ever murder toll this year.

00:36:51 Curb Crime Scourge Now says experts,

00:36:54 and this is a report in the Daily Express,

00:36:57 with just under four months until 2023 comes to a close.

00:37:01 Concerns are being raised that this country's murder toll

00:37:04 may surpass the historic number in 2022 with 606 murders.

00:37:09 Let's return to our lines.

00:37:11 Good morning, caller.

00:37:12 - Morning, Marlon. How are you?

00:37:14 - I'm good, sir.

00:37:15 - Marlon, I have a little concern about the Tobago transport.

00:37:19 - Yes.

00:37:20 - Some years ago, they had two fast ferry.

00:37:24 They also had a boat, a medium, a middle boat

00:37:28 that used to carry big trucks,

00:37:31 and they also had the cargo boat.

00:37:35 I don't know what kind of magic these people do

00:37:38 can end that right now.

00:37:40 The boat shut down two weeks ago.

00:37:43 And from the time that boat shut down, nobody stays safe.

00:37:46 There's a fire on board.

00:37:48 That boat will go out for about a month or two.

00:37:51 And you will tell about this day time

00:37:53 to tell people you are going to bring

00:37:56 something that looks scary, rusty like hell,

00:37:59 to carry things to Tobago.

00:38:01 Marlon, we are doing it so good

00:38:05 that somebody is doing the suspect

00:38:08 because the Air British problem, the Sea British problem.

00:38:12 And yet still, politicians tell us

00:38:16 all sort of a thing every day.

00:38:19 Marlon, this is not right.

00:38:21 And I'm not blaming politicians.

00:38:23 I'm blaming the people

00:38:25 because there is a...

00:38:27 I don't have the time to tell you this,

00:38:29 but we should do better.

00:38:31 And I'm very disappointed with the minister

00:38:36 who should have immediately get something

00:38:42 because the boat shut down is not our problem.

00:38:45 You have a contract to supply me daily.

00:38:49 When you cannot supply me daily,

00:38:52 you're supposed to be fired.

00:38:53 You're not supposed to be running around with hot head.

00:38:56 And that's my problem.

00:38:57 - All right, sir.

00:39:00 Thank you very much.

00:39:01 Boy, the Sea Bridge and the Air Bridge,

00:39:03 that has been a problem for a number of years now.

00:39:06 It has been a massive headache.

00:39:08 And I know that steps have been taken to address it,

00:39:12 but there are still many problems plaguing the Sea Bridge

00:39:16 and the Air Bridge in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:39:19 You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:39:21 The extension is 1995.

00:39:23 Concerning the Air Bridge,

00:39:24 we're also always hearing about people

00:39:27 being kicked off the flights

00:39:28 and other people being put on the flights.

00:39:31 Sometimes you go to Tobago, you can't come back home.

00:39:34 So all of these problems.

00:39:35 We do have another call.

00:39:36 Good morning, caller.

00:39:38 - Good morning, Marlon.

00:39:39 - Morning.

00:39:40 - Marlon, as I've said before, and I'll say again,

00:39:44 we are the people are not dealing with truth,

00:39:48 not being truthful.

00:39:49 Marlon, we are in September, Marlon.

00:39:54 - Yeah. - Okay?

00:39:55 October last year is when T.C. Ali made a disclosure

00:40:00 on the program, we only take-

00:40:03 - Noise pollution, noise pollution.

00:40:05 - He said there is a law that the police can

00:40:09 and should use to deal with the problem.

00:40:13 We have had since then, senior officers,

00:40:17 not repeating what T.C. Ali said,

00:40:20 making excuses, still speaking about decibel meters,

00:40:25 when I know that decibel meters are not necessary

00:40:30 to enforce that law.

00:40:31 Marlon, understand this also, Marlon.

00:40:34 Marlon, I'm 70 years old.

00:40:36 I've been buying and reading an express

00:40:37 since 1972, January.

00:40:40 I have never read in any newspaper

00:40:43 where someone was charged with that law,

00:40:47 creating a public nuisance.

00:40:48 Now tell me, what do you expect to happen

00:40:51 in a country when you have a law on your books

00:40:53 and you never enforce it, right?

00:40:55 This is something, Marlon, the media should know better.

00:40:58 I, and I find that the media somehow don't show

00:41:03 these things, don't expose those things.

00:41:05 Marlon, since I have been a child, I'm 70 years old,

00:41:10 since I was a child, I have been hearing

00:41:11 about problems with the decibel meter,

00:41:13 and Marlon, I'll tell you this,

00:41:15 most of the time when those problems occur,

00:41:18 there's one particular political party in power, Marlon,

00:41:21 we don't say these things.

00:41:23 Marlon, we have a party in power for almost 50,

00:41:26 for 50 years, as opposed to one,

00:41:29 an amalgamation of one, right, for 17.

00:41:33 If you have two political parties,

00:41:35 one that has had less than 20 years to put things right,

00:41:39 and you have one that has 50 or more years

00:41:42 to put things right, why is it that people

00:41:44 keep putting them together and saying

00:41:46 all of them is the same thing and all of them bad?

00:41:48 It cannot be.

00:41:49 There is one political party that we need to get rid of,

00:41:52 otherwise the country will not go anywhere.

00:41:54 What is it going to take?

00:41:55 People want us to see that,

00:41:57 but the Australians can't see that.

00:41:59 - Thank you. - What are we doing?

00:42:00 And the media needs to do more, in my opinion, Marlon,

00:42:03 to expose this nonsense.

00:42:05 We have people making all kinds of promises.

00:42:07 Marlon, October the 12th, we in September now,

00:42:14 they want to tell me even if we need a decibel meter,

00:42:18 where are the decibel meters?

00:42:19 Why is that law not being enforced?

00:42:21 And you have a police commissioner

00:42:22 that can't take criticism.

00:42:23 She has a problem.

00:42:24 Somebody needs to ask her,

00:42:26 somebody needs to ask Mr. Clive Clark,

00:42:28 somebody needs to ask Tony General,

00:42:31 when are they going to enforce the laws

00:42:33 against noise pollution?

00:42:34 I want them to sleep at night on weekends.

00:42:36 - Thank you, thank you very much, sir.

00:42:38 Well, I know that you have been speaking about this

00:42:40 for a while in defense of the media.

00:42:44 It is because that you have been calling TV6

00:42:49 and we have been exposing the situation.

00:42:51 We have been debating the situation.

00:42:53 We have been talking about the situation.

00:42:55 So I think that we have been doing our part.

00:42:58 What I will say is that this situation

00:43:01 has been a hot potato for a while.

00:43:04 The EMA doesn't want to touch it.

00:43:05 The police doesn't want to touch it.

00:43:07 Nobody wants to touch it.

00:43:08 So then what is the next option?

00:43:12 You just may have to go to the court.

00:43:13 Think about that.

00:43:14 Let's take another call.

00:43:15 Good morning, caller.

00:43:16 - Morning, Marlon.

00:43:19 - Morning.

00:43:19 - I'm calling about the court as well.

00:43:23 - Yes.

00:43:24 - I bought some tickets to go to Tobago

00:43:27 and the date was not available to me.

00:43:31 So I am canceled and to get my money back,

00:43:36 they told me to fill out a document

00:43:37 thinking I will get my money.

00:43:39 The same day, when they just signed out,

00:43:40 you have to wait six months before you get your money

00:43:45 after canceling a ticket to go to Tobago.

00:43:48 Six months, Marlon.

00:43:49 I don't believe that.

00:43:53 - I hear you, sir.

00:43:53 Thank you very much for your view, sir.

00:43:57 You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:43:59 The extension is 1995.

00:44:02 So last year, criminologist Dr. Randy C. Pissar

00:44:05 predicted that the annual murder toll

00:44:07 could climb to a whopping 710 by 2030

00:44:11 if action is not taken to deal with societal issues

00:44:15 and other causes of crime in this country.

00:44:18 All right, the lines are free.

00:44:19 You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:44:21 The extension is 1995.

00:44:23 We do have our last call.

00:44:25 Good morning, caller.

00:44:26 - Good morning, Mr. O'Brien.

00:44:29 - Morning.

00:44:30 - Yeah, my situation, my growth, my income,

00:44:35 my crime situation, I wanna just see

00:44:40 when the streets, when the road gives trouble,

00:44:44 holes in the road or whatever,

00:44:45 people come out and picket and protest and stuff.

00:44:48 Crime is going on and apparently,

00:44:52 they're leaving up to the police to see about.

00:44:54 I look at you and me on the tape and Mr. Alexander,

00:44:58 I must admit, you all are really going beyond the call,

00:45:03 pushing the envelope, I must say.

00:45:04 But I think the populace need to get involved

00:45:07 in making some protest and letting,

00:45:10 let the people let us push back, Mr. Hopkins.

00:45:13 We need to start a pushback.

00:45:14 Where are the religious bodies and these advocacy groups?

00:45:19 Let us push back against this because we have 403

00:45:24 and it is climbing again.

00:45:25 I say we close off at 600.

00:45:28 I think the only way we could really get redressed

00:45:31 is if the people, the citizenry come out and push back,

00:45:34 let the forces that be, truth, God, divinity, whatever,

00:45:39 and push back this dark soldier that is taking over our.

00:45:43 - Thank you very much, sir.

00:45:45 Thank you very much to all of our callers

00:45:47 who called in this morning.

00:45:48 We do appreciate your views.

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00:52:41 Very special place to grow up in.

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00:53:29 - And welcome back everyone.

00:53:41 So the Carbon Zero Institute of Trinidad and Tobago,

00:53:45 CZIT, is a non-profit organization

00:53:48 involved in creating awareness and fostering action

00:53:50 in the fight against climate change.

00:53:52 The climate quiz is open to all secondary schools

00:53:55 in the country.

00:53:56 With us now is founder Donald Baldewsingh

00:54:00 and Saeed Abraham,

00:54:02 former student of Presentation College, Chaguanas.

00:54:05 Good morning, gentlemen.

00:54:07 - Good morning.

00:54:08 - Yeah.

00:54:09 Mr. Baldewsingh, let's begin with you.

00:54:10 Let's speak about the importance of the quiz

00:54:13 and the impact that it has been having on schools.

00:54:18 - Thank you very much.

00:54:20 So we only need to walk outside around midday

00:54:23 to understand that climate change is a very real thing

00:54:28 and look at the news every night

00:54:31 to see effects of it all over the world.

00:54:34 But what does it mean to Trinidad and Tobago?

00:54:37 What is it in our context?

00:54:41 As opposed to hearing the very distressing stories

00:54:45 about what's happening elsewhere.

00:54:47 The climate quiz is intended to create that awareness

00:54:50 about climate change in relation to Trinidad and Tobago.

00:54:55 To get the schools involved in understanding it

00:54:58 because the young people are the ones

00:55:00 who are going to inherit this mess,

00:55:04 if you don't mind I'm calling it that, that we created.

00:55:08 And we need to prepare them to understand

00:55:12 what climate change is, how it is going to affect them,

00:55:15 and what do they need to do about it from their standpoint.

00:55:19 - Yeah, let's bring in Saeed.

00:55:21 Saeed, tell us about your participation in the quiz.

00:55:25 - Well, my experience, it was very insightful.

00:55:31 I gained a lot of knowledge about climate change

00:55:34 and how detrimental its effects are on our ecosystem,

00:55:38 as well as the positive ways

00:55:40 we can combat this global crisis.

00:55:42 Not only was I excited to have the opportunity

00:55:47 to participate in the quiz

00:55:49 alongside my hardworking teammates.

00:55:51 Additionally, I felt as though

00:55:54 not only did the information absorbed in the quiz

00:55:57 taught both my team members and I,

00:55:59 but it also empowered all those watching

00:56:01 to explore new ideas and concepts,

00:56:04 as well as the extremities

00:56:07 as to which climate change impacts all of us.

00:56:10 - Yeah, Mr. Baldevusing,

00:56:14 have we in Trinidad and Tobago

00:56:16 been accepting this concept of climate change now?

00:56:21 You know, for a while now,

00:56:24 and other leaders, not here, but internationally,

00:56:29 they denied that there was climate change taking place.

00:56:33 Of course, we have seen, how do I say?

00:56:37 When it comes to the weather,

00:56:38 we have seen hurricanes in the past months.

00:56:41 We have seen flooding where,

00:56:43 we have never seen flooding before.

00:56:45 We have seen snow, we have seen hail.

00:56:47 Even in Trinidad and Tobago,

00:56:49 we are experiencing a lot of heat.

00:56:52 So is this concept of climate change now being accepted

00:56:56 and is being seen as real?

00:56:57 - It's a good question.

00:57:00 We are coming from an oil and gas economy,

00:57:04 which traditionally is taking the blame for climate change,

00:57:09 although it's much more than that.

00:57:11 So I think that we were very slow to appreciate

00:57:16 that climate change is real

00:57:18 and we need to take action in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:57:21 In the seven years since CESIT has been in operation,

00:57:25 we have seen a shift in the thinking

00:57:28 from outright denial and sometimes semi-hostile

00:57:33 from people in the public when we talk about climate change

00:57:36 to now wanting to know more

00:57:38 and wanting to know what we can do.

00:57:40 So I'm seeing that and it's a very important shift

00:57:43 that we are having now.

00:57:45 - Yeah.

00:57:46 Saeed, why should more and more young people

00:57:50 be interested in this

00:57:52 and even the quiz that we're speaking about?

00:57:55 - Well, personally, it's a global challenge happening.

00:58:00 So I think a lot of young people should join the initiative

00:58:05 to combat this crisis that's ongoing.

00:58:08 And the quiz is very intuitive, you learn a lot

00:58:12 and it's actually very fun.

00:58:14 I would encourage anybody to join.

00:58:16 - Yeah.

00:58:17 Mr. Baldev Singh, let's speak specifically

00:58:20 about the quiz now.

00:58:22 How do schools get involved?

00:58:27 What sort of topics you are going to be dealing with

00:58:29 this time around?

00:58:30 I know it's season three.

00:58:32 - Thanks very much.

00:58:34 So season three is kicking off

00:58:36 in late September into October

00:58:37 with the preliminary rounds taking place at the schools

00:58:41 and then moving into the grand finals

00:58:44 which will be broadcast again.

00:58:46 We reach out to the schools,

00:58:49 the 150 plus secondary schools in the country

00:58:52 and typically about 120 to 140 of the schools

00:58:57 actually take part.

00:59:00 What we would like to see this time is greater participation

00:59:05 from what you might call the remote schools.

00:59:09 So we are going to have workshops in Mayaro,

00:59:13 in Point 14, in Tobago and in Togo

00:59:18 to get the teachers and the students more aware

00:59:24 and involved.

00:59:27 We do want to get a great amount of participation.

00:59:31 The other thing that we have found

00:59:32 is that the girls schools are more interested

00:59:35 in climate change and the urban schools

00:59:39 are less interested.

00:59:41 So we want to make sure everybody is getting involved

00:59:45 in the climate cause this season.

00:59:47 - Yeah, is there a particular theme

00:59:49 or a particular topics that you all are going to be focusing

00:59:54 on this time around?

00:59:56 - Yes, we have several categories of questions.

01:00:00 So we have, for example, climate science,

01:00:02 understanding climate change.

01:00:04 We have the institutional arrangements

01:00:08 starting with the United Nations Framework Convention

01:00:11 for Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.

01:00:14 Then we have local issues, local legislation

01:00:17 and registration and who are the main players

01:00:21 involved locally.

01:00:22 And then we have the practical aspects of energy, water,

01:00:27 food production, transportation.

01:00:31 And we bring our questions in all of these areas.

01:00:35 So they are the thematic areas as well.

01:00:38 We have a steering committee made up of a sterling set

01:00:42 of individuals from all walks of life in the country

01:00:47 that are helping to guide the content

01:00:50 and the approach for season three.

01:00:52 - Yeah, and judging from what you have seen

01:00:56 or the education that students have gotten,

01:01:00 do you see a sort of a change, a transformation

01:01:04 in their thinking as it relates to climate change?

01:01:07 - Absolutely.

01:01:09 Before we started season one of the quiz in 2018,

01:01:13 we ran a national survey to understand

01:01:16 how much students know about climate change.

01:01:19 So we knew only 11% of our student population

01:01:23 knew that there was something called the Paris Agreement

01:01:26 and only 9% of them understood that Trinidad

01:01:30 and Tobago was a signatory.

01:01:32 And after we finished season one, we ran that survey again

01:01:35 and we knew that now more than 20% of students

01:01:39 knew more about the Paris Agreement.

01:01:42 And we are going to do the survey again

01:01:44 so we know where the level of knowledge is

01:01:47 so that we direct these interventions to fill the gaps.

01:01:52 - Yeah, Saeed, let's talk a little bit about how

01:01:55 the knowledge that you have picked up at the quiz

01:01:59 has impacted you positively.

01:02:01 Let's speak a little bit about that.

01:02:03 - Well, yes, overall, it was a positive impact.

01:02:08 I will, you know, being a student of environmental sciences

01:02:11 at the Cape level, it added to my study material

01:02:16 as would the quiz and the subject well interlinked.

01:02:20 Additionally, I felt as though, you know,

01:02:22 the quiz taught me time management along with strategies

01:02:26 in which I could help better learn and excel

01:02:29 in my final exams.

01:02:31 - Yeah, Mr. Baldewsingh, so there is still time to register

01:02:35 for schools to register.

01:02:37 - Yes, there is.

01:02:39 We'll be reaching out to the schools

01:02:41 and they all have our contact information.

01:02:45 So we'd like them to dial in or email us at admin,

01:02:49 A-D-M-I-N @cz.com, @C-Z-I-T-T.com

01:02:55 and indicate their interests.

01:02:58 I wanted to ask Said to say,

01:03:00 well, what grade did he get in environmental science?

01:03:03 - Said? - I got a distinction.

01:03:05 - Said, repeat.

01:03:08 - A distinction.

01:03:09 - Oy! (laughs)

01:03:12 Said, boy, Said, congratulations.

01:03:14 So, Mr. Baldewsingh, we have seen how the quiz impacts

01:03:19 students quite positively.

01:03:25 - Yes, we have, but there's another dimension.

01:03:28 These students became teachers

01:03:31 during the course of this quiz.

01:03:33 So then the material they presented

01:03:36 during the TV6 broadcast,

01:03:38 which we are eternally grateful for,

01:03:41 the national community who were looking on got involved.

01:03:46 The families were competing against each other

01:03:49 in their living rooms

01:03:50 and they were learning about climate change

01:03:54 from looking at the quiz.

01:03:57 And they looked at how the students

01:03:59 apply critical thinking to problems

01:04:02 we posed to them during the quiz.

01:04:06 And therefore, it was not just about the students,

01:04:10 but about everybody understanding more about climate change

01:04:14 and the things we need to do about it.

01:04:16 - Yeah.

01:04:17 Is there anything else you'd like to add, Mr. Baldewsingh?

01:04:20 - Yes, I'd like to thank our sponsors

01:04:23 or title sponsor, SM Jalil,

01:04:26 the Fruta Brand, Metanex Corporation,

01:04:29 the IDB Bank, Paria Fuel Trading and others

01:04:33 who stepped up and said,

01:04:36 in particular energy sector companies that came on board

01:04:40 like Point Lisa's, Nitrogen Limited and others,

01:04:43 because they said, "We want to be part of the solution."

01:04:47 And now in this new season,

01:04:49 we're looking for them to take their teams into the schools

01:04:53 and help the schools prepare for the quiz

01:04:56 so that it will be much more dynamic and exciting.

01:05:00 I mean, it's a serious issue we're dealing with,

01:05:03 but we're trying to deal with it in a way

01:05:05 that people want to be on board with it,

01:05:09 with water conservation, energy savings and so on.

01:05:12 - Yeah.

01:05:13 - So we're looking forward to season three this week.

01:05:15 - All right.

01:05:16 Gentlemen, thank you very much

01:05:17 for speaking with us this morning.

01:05:18 Saeed, congratulations on your distinction.

01:05:20 - Thank you.

01:05:22 - All right, bye for now.

01:05:24 So we are taking another break.

01:05:25 We are coming back.

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01:08:12 - All right, so welcome back everyone.

01:08:27 So in an effort to alleviate

01:08:28 some of the anticipated congestion ahead of the CPL games,

01:08:33 well, Udicott will again have a park and ride system

01:08:37 for the matches.

01:08:38 To tell us more is Nancy Foster,

01:08:40 the senior manager of commercial

01:08:42 business development department.

01:08:44 Good morning, Ms. Foster.

01:08:46 - Hello, good morning.

01:08:47 Hi, yes.

01:08:48 - Yes, thank you very much for joining us.

01:08:49 Well, tell us about the park and ride.

01:08:51 - So folks, the park and ride is part

01:08:55 of our traffic management plan.

01:08:57 And it is a convenient shuttle service

01:09:01 from Port of Spain and San Fernando

01:09:03 that is designed to help beat the CPL traffic

01:09:06 that we expect this Saturday and Sunday.

01:09:09 - Yeah.

01:09:11 So when does the park and ride kick in, Ms. Foster?

01:09:15 - So the park and ride really is intended

01:09:19 for the evening games where we expect

01:09:22 a higher volume of traffic.

01:09:24 So to help patrons a little bit more,

01:09:26 we have arranged for two pickup times.

01:09:31 The Port of Spain pickup times are 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

01:09:35 And the San Fernando pickup times are 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

01:09:40 The Port of Spain location is our government plaza parkade.

01:09:43 Many persons will be familiar with that location.

01:09:46 And our San Fernando location is our recently

01:09:50 opened San Fernando parkade located

01:09:52 off of Lady Hills Avenue, down by the waterfront.

01:09:55 - Yes.

01:09:56 What does it cost?

01:09:57 - So it's a nominal fee of $50 round trip

01:10:03 where you pay, you park, when you pre-book with us,

01:10:07 you're allowed to park at the facility.

01:10:09 The bus picks you up at the facility.

01:10:12 It takes you down to the Brian Lara Cricket Academy

01:10:15 at the entrance where you have easy access

01:10:18 to your stand or the area that you're going to.

01:10:21 After the event, after the games, it picks you back up,

01:10:24 returns you to the facility where you get your vehicle

01:10:28 and you return home safely.

01:10:30 - Ms. Foster, do you have to pre-book?

01:10:33 You mentioned you should pre-book,

01:10:35 but in all cases, should people pre-book?

01:10:38 - So we are encouraging persons to pre-book

01:10:42 as much as they can, simply because if you decide

01:10:45 to walk in on that day and try to access the facility,

01:10:50 it is going to be on a full-time basis.

01:10:54 So to pre-book, I would like to encourage persons

01:10:57 to call 225-4004, extension 605 or 609,

01:11:02 or you can email us at upark@udicot.com.

01:11:10 - How many people are you catering for?

01:11:14 - So the numbers are still up in the air a bit,

01:11:17 but we do have adequate provision

01:11:20 for persons who are interested.

01:11:22 And persons have already pre-booked with us

01:11:24 and arrangements are being made right now

01:11:27 to finalize all the buses, the shuttles,

01:11:31 persons to help out, it's all being arranged.

01:11:33 - Ms. Foster, I'm seeing 18,000 people,

01:11:37 an estimated 18,000 cricket fans.

01:11:39 - A crowd, yeah, definitely.

01:11:42 And we all know that the Brantlara Cricket Academy

01:11:45 has limited parking.

01:11:47 So we know what's gonna happen this weekend.

01:11:49 So that's why we are encouraging patrons

01:11:52 utilize this service.

01:11:54 It is just $50 and you get peace of mind.

01:11:57 There's 24/7 security at both locations, both parking.

01:12:02 So you rest assured your vehicles are safe.

01:12:06 - And you do feel that you all will have all the,

01:12:10 as it were, mechanisms in place,

01:12:12 the infrastructure in place to deal with this kind of crowd

01:12:17 at the Brantlara Cricket Academy?

01:12:19 - Oh, most definitely.

01:12:21 We will have, we have a parking management plan.

01:12:25 We have a traffic management plan

01:12:27 and we do have persons who will be stationed there

01:12:29 on the day to guide into where persons should be parking.

01:12:33 The TTPS will also be in attendance.

01:12:36 They will be present, most present actually.

01:12:38 And we really expect everything to go as planned.

01:12:43 - And we also expect these buses to be on time, eh?

01:12:46 - For sure, definitely.

01:12:49 (laughing)

01:12:50 It's one of the things that we are working on

01:12:53 that we know is gonna, that persons are asking about.

01:12:56 And we really wanna give that assurance

01:12:58 that things are going to be on time.

01:13:00 But we are asking patrons to work with us.

01:13:03 You know, if you want to leave or have to pick up at 2 p.m.,

01:13:07 you get there on time.

01:13:08 If you don't, you get there at a later time.

01:13:11 - All right, Ms. Foster, again,

01:13:13 is there anything you'd like to tell us again

01:13:14 before you leave us this morning,

01:13:16 additional information you'd like to share with us?

01:13:19 - So I would like to leave the contact numbers again.

01:13:21 So you can pre-book with us by calling 225-4004,

01:13:26 extension 605 or 609,

01:13:30 or email us at upark@udicott.com.

01:13:34 - Do you also have a social media platform

01:13:37 by which people can contact you?

01:13:37 - The information, you can visit our website,

01:13:40 our UDiCoT website, or you can check us out on Facebook.

01:13:43 The information is there.

01:13:45 - All right, Ms. Foster, thank you very much

01:13:46 for speaking with us this morning, ma'am.

01:13:48 - My pleasure.

01:13:49 - All right, bye for now.

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01:15:54 - As the CPL heats up,

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01:15:59 This special segment gives you all the info you need

01:16:02 about the tournament, match results and highlights,

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01:16:25 on the morning edition, weekdays at 6 a.m.

01:16:28 (upbeat music)

01:16:32 - All right, everybody, welcome back.

01:16:34 Let me see if I can put you in the mood

01:16:36 for some CPL action.

01:16:37 We expect that James Saunders will arrive soon

01:16:41 with all of the information concerning CPL

01:16:45 and the horn, the red horn.

01:16:47 Yeah, I don't know how I feel about that horn,

01:16:49 but he's going to be back here in the next few minutes

01:16:52 with that horn to give you CPL action.

01:16:55 So let's speak a little bit about the CPL

01:16:58 and what the Express is reporting this morning.

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01:17:06 The extension is 1995.

01:17:08 It's Friday, you know, it's Friday.

01:17:10 We are coming to the end of the program,

01:17:12 so we can be a little light.

01:17:15 We don't have to be so rigid and stiff always

01:17:17 and speaking about these grand issues and plans and so on.

01:17:22 All right, so the lines are free.

01:17:24 You're calling us on 623-1711.

01:17:26 The extension is 1995.

01:17:27 So let me see what the Express is reporting this morning.

01:17:31 Pollard, pleased again with all-round effort.

01:17:35 A phenomenal performance.

01:17:37 That is how Trinbago Knight Rider skipper Kieran Pollard

01:17:41 described his team's bowling effort in their 42-run victory

01:17:46 over the Barbados Royals in the Republic Bank Caribbean

01:17:49 Premier League T20 match at the Queen's Park Oval in Porto

01:17:52 Spain on Wednesday night.

01:17:54 We do have a caller.

01:17:55 Good morning, caller.

01:17:57 Morning, Mr. Mallard.

01:17:58 Morning.

01:18:00 I've got an issue.

01:18:01 Not to be crooked and all I can add,

01:18:03 I want to say something and I want your opinion on it.

01:18:06 Go ahead.

01:18:06 Speak up a little bit, sir, so that we can hear you.

01:18:09 All right, I won't be long.

01:18:11 Just some other independence, right?

01:18:12 Right.

01:18:14 Right.

01:18:15 Have we-- to become a Republican state,

01:18:19 have we would have-- would have we worked from independence?

01:18:23 I'm barely hearing you, sir.

01:18:26 All right, coming from an independent state

01:18:28 to a Republicanism, would we have progressed?

01:18:30 Should we have moved on?

01:18:33 If you think that we have-- if we have progressed?

01:18:36 Yes.

01:18:37 I would think so.

01:18:38 You don't think so?

01:18:40 No, what happened-- my problem is that why are you still

01:18:42 celebrating an independence?

01:18:45 It is very costly.

01:18:47 It is very costly?

01:18:48 Yes.

01:18:49 We save money.

01:18:50 We spend it financially, march in the parade and ceremonies

01:18:53 and things like that.

01:18:54 We could do all of that for one--

01:18:56 for one celebration, which is Republicanism.

01:18:59 All right.

01:19:00 Well, I take your comment.

01:19:02 That is something that is food for thought.

01:19:04 Yeah, have one celebration.

01:19:06 Yeah, but thank you very much, sir.

01:19:08 You're calling us on 623-1711.

01:19:11 The extension is 1995.

01:19:13 Do we have another call as yet?

01:19:16 We're waiting on another call before we

01:19:18 take in the CPL action.

01:19:20 Puran on Pollard mix up in CPL.

01:19:23 I had to make it up.

01:19:25 There was a major mix up in the middle of the Trinbago Knight

01:19:28 Riders innings on Wednesday night,

01:19:30 and it could have cost them dearly.

01:19:32 Instead, it proved the catalyst for the TKR's high score

01:19:36 of the season, with Nicholas Puran in the center of it.

01:19:41 Now, Puran slammed and unbeaten 102,

01:19:44 as TKR posted 208 for six against the Barbados Royals

01:19:49 in their Republic Bank CPL match at the Queen's Park

01:19:52 Oval in Porta, Spain.

01:19:54 TKR won the affair by 42 runs, but that outcome

01:19:58 was a far off prospect 10 overs into the match.

01:20:01 All right, we do have another call.

01:20:03 Good morning, caller.

01:20:04 Good morning, morning, morning, Mahal.

01:20:06 Let me just say this simple.

01:20:07 It is crazy that we are having this problem with the connection

01:20:11 between Tobago and Trinidad.

01:20:13 We need to build a bridge.

01:20:15 There are many bridges across waters

01:20:17 that are very rough and very far that countries have built

01:20:20 have been along the world and sleep over them, right?

01:20:23 And the distance between--

01:20:24 that's of the rough water.

01:20:25 The distance between Trinidad and Tobago

01:20:28 is easy to build a bridge.

01:20:29 We're going to build a bridge, and we're also

01:20:31 going to build an underground tunnel like we

01:20:33 do from Britain to France.

01:20:34 And it's quite technologically possible

01:20:36 and financially capable for us to do it.

01:20:38 So let's stop the nonsense and get things going.

01:20:41 I don't mean to be a little bit excited,

01:20:42 but it just kicks me that we don't have imagination.

01:20:46 [INAUDIBLE]

01:20:46 Every day we go, every year we got to buy a boat.

01:20:49 You'll still need a boat.

01:20:50 But let's get a bridge.

01:20:52 Economy will be faster.

01:20:53 20 minutes to Tobago, a truck can go under the tunnel.

01:20:58 Let's get started.

01:21:00 All right.

01:21:00 Thank you very much.

01:21:01 Just incidentally, you remember some years ago,

01:21:03 there was some talk about a port between Togo and Tobago.

01:21:09 And there was a talk also talk about a bridge.

01:21:12 Over the years, all of this we have spoken about over

01:21:15 the years.

01:21:16 All right, so let's take one more call

01:21:19 before we hand it over to James Saunders with his horn

01:21:23 and CPL action.

01:21:25 Let's take our last call.

01:21:26 Good morning, caller.

01:21:28 Good morning, Marlon and Yelitsman.

01:21:30 Yes.

01:21:31 With relation to the Tobago issue and the Cabo Star

01:21:35 being unavailable, could you make an investigative call

01:21:40 and find out why the anti-pirate cannot be brought into service?

01:21:45 It's been backed up and fought for the past six months,

01:21:50 just idled me nothing.

01:21:53 For me to be brought into service and help the situation,

01:21:56 because that boat that I saw that they

01:21:58 are intending to bring, it's totally inadequate.

01:22:03 Yes.

01:22:03 Thank you.

01:22:04 Thank you very much, sir.

01:22:05 Thank you very much to all of our callers for today.

01:22:08 Thank you very much to our crew.

01:22:10 That's going to be it for me for today on Morning Edition

01:22:13 this Friday.

01:22:13 Have a good Friday.

01:22:15 I'm going to see you right back here on Monday morning

01:22:17 at 6 o'clock.

01:22:18 James Saunders comes up next.

01:22:21 Bye bye, everybody.

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01:24:31 Sanjeevani, where women's health care is not

01:24:33 one of the things we do, it's the only thing.

01:24:36 Sanjeevani Women's Hospital, proud partners

01:24:41 of the inaugural Women's CPL.

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01:25:05 I love when Mommy takes us to JTA.

01:25:08 Everyone here is so friendly.

01:25:10 Mom says JTA has everything we need--

01:25:14 great quality, plenty of variety,

01:25:16 plus the freshest fruits and vegetables.

01:25:19 I get to choose more treats because Mommy says

01:25:21 JTA's prices are really good.

01:25:24 Plus, Mom says we get free groceries

01:25:26 when she uses her points from her JTA thank you card.

01:25:29 And when it's time to pay, Mom has the biggest smile.

01:25:33 That's why Mommy prepares the best meals for our family.

01:25:36 Your total bill always costs less at JTA.

01:25:40 Trinidad and Tobago, since we first met,

01:25:44 you knew it was love at first sight.

01:25:46 We've grown your trust by ensuring you're always

01:25:49 connected, from TNT's first fiber to the home network

01:25:53 to true 4G LTE connectivity.

01:25:56 No matter how far you roam, no matter

01:25:59 how you choose to be connected, Digicel is always close by.

01:26:03 And we've always invested in you.

01:26:06 That's why our greatest achievement will always be you.

01:26:10 Digicel-- we're better together.

01:26:14 Cars, sports, careers, food--

01:26:17 we men always talk about these things,

01:26:19 but not about our health.

01:26:21 Did you know that testosterone is

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01:26:26 healthy hair growth, and a sex drive?

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01:26:32 The good news is that Jamerson Power for Men

01:26:34 is an excellent testosterone support.

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01:26:41 Jamerson-- here for your health.

01:26:43 This segment is brought to you by Republic Bank,

01:26:47 title sponsor and official bank of the Republic Bank

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01:36:31 That is Holy Cross College, and we'll

01:36:33 take a look at some of the activities that

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01:43:00 Well, it is almost time to celebrate.

01:43:06 I've got a winner coming in in just a bit.

01:43:08 Lots to talk about in this segment.

01:43:10 Of course, the women will also be in action.

01:43:12 A guy in Amazon Warriors coming up against the Chumbago Knight Riders women tomorrow morning.

01:43:17 That's going to be a key match.

01:43:18 I was having a chat with Hayley Matthews last evening, and she was talking about being very interested

01:43:23 to see who will progress from that match tomorrow to face the Barbados Royals.

01:43:27 Look at them, sky high at the top of the standings, waiting for the finalist.

01:43:32 And the Chumbago Knight Riders match and the Ghana Amazon Warriors match

01:43:35 will decide exactly who will progress to meet the Barbados Royals.

01:43:39 Both teams, of course, on the same points.

01:43:41 Run rate is mucho importante.

01:43:44 But more than that, a win, muy importante.

01:43:47 My Spanish has been corrected there.

01:43:49 I'm sure my Spanish teacher, if she's listening right now, might be a tad disappointing.

01:43:52 Or disappointed, rather, in my linguistic skills when it comes to the opposite language.

01:43:58 All right, I tell you what, we also had a time to chat with D'Andrea Dutton,

01:44:02 who looks ahead to that big match.

01:44:05 You've got a big showdown now this Saturday.

01:44:08 I bet you're looking forward to that.

01:44:09 I definitely am. I have a lot of confidence in my team.

01:44:12 You know what I mean?

01:44:13 All we've got to do is continue to do what we're doing.

01:44:16 Short and sweet, she's looking forward, fine and dandy.

01:44:20 I'm looking forward to chatting with a winner.

01:44:22 And I tell you what, this guy is really excited.

01:44:24 Of course, he was part of our TV6 app promotion,

01:44:27 where winners got a chance to win a trip to Guyana for the Grand Finals,

01:44:32 where they will be looking at the CPL Finals live.

01:44:35 And to this morning with us, we've got Tarell Samuel.

01:44:38 Good morning to you, Tarell.

01:44:40 You seem very, very excited about winning.

01:44:43 What were you doing when you heard the announcement that you won?

01:44:46 And what was your feeling like?

01:44:49 Well, pleasant morning, James.

01:44:50 Pleasant morning to all viewers of TV6 and Trinidad and Tobago by extension.

01:44:54 I was actually watching, looking at the draw.

01:44:58 When I heard that I won, I was exhilarated, jubilant, joyful.

01:45:03 I could not contain my joy whatsoever.

01:45:06 I really wanted to win this prize.

01:45:09 Yeah.

01:45:10 I really, really wanted to win.

01:45:11 I prayed a lot.

01:45:12 I prayed a lot.

01:45:13 And I was totally overjoyed.

01:45:15 My mom, after trying to contain me, I was crying.

01:45:20 I was happy.

01:45:21 I started to run like Imran Tahir.

01:45:23 Imran Tahir.

01:45:24 Well, that is very exciting.

01:45:26 And of course, we'll get the chance to see him in Guyana.

01:45:29 How excited are you to head to Guyana?

01:45:31 Have you been to Guyana before?

01:45:33 Have you witnessed a cricket match here before?

01:45:35 No, I've never witnessed a cricket match outside of Trinidad and Tobago.

01:45:38 I'm very excited to see the finals in Guyana.

01:45:42 I'm expecting that TKR will play Guyana in the finals.

01:45:47 And I expect that TKR will defeat Guyana on home soil.

01:45:51 And I expect Guyana to win all their games and lose the finals, just like in 2019.

01:45:57 Well, don't say that very loud when you head across there.

01:46:00 You've been looking at the CPL.

01:46:02 I had a woman to chat with you.

01:46:04 You're very excited about the CPL.

01:46:07 What stands out for you in this edition of the CPL thus far as we come to the weekend in Trinidad?

01:46:13 Well, I would say Nicholas Perron's innings on Wednesday night stood out for me in the CPL thus far.

01:46:20 And witnessing it live was something else.

01:46:23 His innings were out of this world.

01:46:25 Especially seeing that he got a second life.

01:46:28 It was out of this world.

01:46:32 I mean, seeing that he was out of form playing for TKR,

01:46:36 I didn't expect him to score so many runs playing for TKR.

01:46:42 As stats will show, he doesn't really do well when he's playing for TKR.

01:46:46 He more does well when he's playing for Westernies and other franchises.

01:46:51 So, I'm happy to see that he's getting amongst the runs while playing for TKR as a TKR player.

01:46:58 I'm told as well that you were part of all of the action here in Trinidad.

01:47:01 What do you think of the atmosphere in Trinidad at the Queen's Park Oval so far?

01:47:05 Lots of noise. I was down in Gronk now.

01:47:07 It was so loud with the fans coming out to support.

01:47:10 What do you think about the support?

01:47:12 The support is tremendous.

01:47:14 The atmosphere is electrifying.

01:47:16 And I think it's a fitting environment for the TKR team to do well.

01:47:21 With support, anything is possible.

01:47:23 The 12th man was definitely there on Tuesday and Wednesday.

01:47:26 And I expect them to be there at the Brantley Cricket Academy on Saturday and Sunday.

01:47:31 Well, Terrell, I've got like 20 seconds remaining with you.

01:47:34 Tell me this though.

01:47:35 Everybody wants to know who's going to Guyana with you.

01:47:38 A friend of mine by the name of Wilbur Force.

01:47:44 Wilbur Force is such a lucky person.

01:47:46 I was hoping you were going to say James Saunders.

01:47:48 Thank you so much.

01:47:50 That was Terrell Samuel, our ticket winner.

01:47:53 It is time now to head to our Sunshine promotion or Sunshine moment.

01:47:57 Phil Simmons had the opportunity to be honoured by his alma mater.

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01:48:09 Cross College fraternity, Mr. Simmons, we'd like to present you with this symbol of our appreciation

01:48:16 for all the excellent work you have done for the college, for the country, for the West Indies, for the world.

01:48:25 First of all, totally overwhelmed by what I am seeing of my great college, Holy Cross College.

01:48:34 And as Mr. Tappan said, things have moved on and I love what I see.

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01:48:56 So good to see Big Phil honoured by Holy Cross College.

01:48:59 Of course, that is an arena up on the mall.

01:49:02 Don't forget, you can check out the CPL website, cplt20.com to get tickets.

01:49:07 There might still be tickets available for Sunday's matches.

01:49:10 Apart from that, well, I'm not sure there are tickets remaining in Trinidad.

01:49:14 But the CPL recently announced as well that tickets will be made available for the playoff and the finals in Guyana.

01:49:20 Go to the website, cplt20.com.

01:49:22 I'm going to take a pause and come back with more.

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01:52:42 Well, just before we wrap things up and we do apologise to the fans, we're running out of time,

01:52:46 and we certainly will make a day next week perhaps where we'll get more of your views and opinions in,

01:52:52 we check out now one of the voices of the CPL, of course, coming out of Barbados.

01:52:58 Her voice has been heard around the region and she's becoming a very prominent part of the CPL franchise.

01:53:04 We speak with none other than Alex Jordan.

01:53:07 I'm old enough that when I went to secondary school I was asked to play cricket and they told me rounders for girls,

01:53:12 so you all missed out on my talent.

01:53:15 So I went about my life and I became a sort of radio announcer.

01:53:18 I had a radio show on the BBC in London.

01:53:20 I had my own morning show, the Alex Jordan morning show in Barbados.

01:53:24 And I got a call out of the blue one day from Sportsmax after they lost Alexis Nunez to ESPN.

01:53:30 They said, "Can you come and do this live sports show?"

01:53:32 And I said, "You guys know I don't do TV, nor do I do sports, right? I do radio and I do music."

01:53:38 And they said, "No, but you could do TV and you could do sports."

01:53:42 Despite being in the media, Jordan did not pursue journalism, but instead something different.

01:53:47 I think I'm a great example for people that education is about learning to learn,

01:53:52 because I did a third world politics degree with languages.

01:53:55 I speak five languages.

01:53:57 Name them.

01:53:59 French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and English.

01:54:02 All the European languages, well, Latin languages I should say.

01:54:06 But I never studied journalism, not a day,

01:54:08 but I always had a very deep voice from the time I was a little girl.

01:54:11 So when I was 17, I got a radio show in my summer holidays in Barbados.

01:54:16 So I always thought radio and stuff was going to be on the cards.

01:54:20 And then I had a great grasp of language.

01:54:23 You see, language is the thing, and that has been my angle in.

01:54:27 It's not been my cricket knowledge. I've had to learn cricket.

01:54:30 Cricket has taken me to the world.

01:54:32 So it's the first time I saw the United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Abu Dhabi.

01:54:35 It took me to New Zealand. It took me to Australia.

01:54:38 I've been around the world to watch this beautiful game and I've been so lucky.

01:54:42 But I'd have to say some of the most enjoyable moments have been right here at the CPL.

01:54:47 As Jeffrey Boycott would say, "Cricket, lovely cricket."

01:54:50 Of course, you can catch the rest of that interview tonight on the TV6 Sportscast.

01:54:53 Coming up on Saturday, that's tomorrow by the way,

01:54:55 the Patriots take on the Kings, a crucial match.

01:54:58 So the Kings will be looking to leapfrog both TKR and Guyon Amazon Warriors.

01:55:02 Then the Massey CPL semi-final, so to speak, between the Amazon Warriors and the Chumbago Knight Riders.

01:55:08 The winner advances to the finals.

01:55:10 And then, of course, the party goes into overdrive from 8pm or 7.30pm, but coverage starts.

01:55:16 Chumbago Knight Riders versus the Talawans, Soka versus Reggie and Dan.

01:55:22 That is all that we've got time for.

01:55:25 It is a Friday. Please do enjoy the day today.

01:55:27 Enjoy your day off because we're going to overdrive tomorrow as the party starts with the Republic Bank CPL.

01:55:33 Have a safe weekend. Thank you for staying with us.

01:55:35 And as always, remember, catch you later.

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